Combination-weapon.



A. SVALINA.

COMBINATION WEAPON.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 23. m1.

Patented Oct. 9. 1917.

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i To aZZ'whom it may concern:

. Be it known that I, ALEXSANDER SVALINA, a citizen of Russia, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements of which the following is a specification.

Y @Thisfinvention has special reference to a H combination sword and pistol. y One object of the invention is to provide a an improved form of combination weapon wherein the pistol grip and the sword grip -will be so arranged as to be complementary. r A second objectof the invention 1s to provide a combination sword and automatic pistol whereinthe pistol grip willhave its 'magazine pocket prevented from accidental kopening when the device is used to strike 1 f. with, as in using the sword, by means of a y A third important object of the invention closure forming part of the sword grip.

is to so arrange the barrel of the pistol in a "weapon of this description as to form a j guard for the sword.

faswill behereinafter apparent, the inven- With the above and other objects in view,

tion consists ofcertain novel details of construction and combinations of parts herei inafter fully described, illustrated'in-the accompanying drawing, and specifically Figure '1 is a side elevation of the com-- plete weapon, the Scabbard not being shown,

1 [as any desired form of scabbard can be used.

Fig. 2 a section on the line 22 of f hilt of the sword with the pistol in position and the-magazine pocket opened. c Fig. it is a. section on the line 4-4 of i f Fig. 3.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail showing the In the I embodiment of the invention herein illustrated there is disclosed a sword having a blade 10 and a hilt 11. This hilt; isrecessed or cutaway to receive the grip 12 of a pistol having a barrel 13 projecting at H i I.

anacute angle to the blade 10. The ar- Specification of Letters Patent.

in Combination-Weapons,-

Patented Oct. 9, 1917.

Application filed May 23, 1917. Serial no. 170,499.

rangement of the cutaway portion of the sword hilt is such that when the pistol is in position the' pistol handle and sword hilt combined form a proper grip for either the pistol or the sword. Moreover, in order to guard the back of the hand there is provided a basket guard 14 and the knuckles are further guarded by an extension 15 of the trigger guard 16 of the pistol. Now it will be seen by reference to Fig. 3 that the cutawayportion of the sword hilt extends down intothe butt thereof and on this cutaway portion is carried a swinging member 16 hinged to the sword hilt as at 17 and provided with the latch 18 arranged to releasably hold the swinging member closed beneath the lower end of the pistol grip 12 wherein the magazine pocket or chamber of the pistol is located. Now by reason of this arrangement the accidental displacement of the magazine from its pocket is prevented when the member 16 is closed since not only does the latch 18 tend to hold the member closed but furthermore the fingers of the user assist in this. However, whenever it be desired to recharge the magazine pocket it is merely necessary to release the latch 18 and throw back the member 16 whereupon access can be had to the magazine pocket aforesaid.

There has thus been provided a simple and efficient device of the kind described and for the purpose specified.

It is obvious that many minor changes maybe made in the form and construction of the invention without departing from the material principles thereof. It is not therefore desired to confine the invention to the exact form herein shown and described but it is Wished to include all such as properly come within the scope claimed.

Having thus described the invention,

what is claimed as new, is

The combination with a sword having a blade and a grip provided with a recess, of

a pistol having a handle seated in the recess complementary to the remainder of the sword grip, said pistol grip having a magazine pocket or chamber opening downwardly along the sword grip, a swinging lOl 

